Buggy-top.



W. H. SGHMBDLEN.

BU'GGY TOP. 1 Y

APPLICATION FILED 11011.25, 1911.

'Patented July .29, 1913. z SHEETS-SHEET 1.

W. H. SGH'MEDLEN.

BUGGY TOP.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. z5. 1911.

Patented July 29, 1913.

www wow 1 alfanum) WILLIAM H.,SCHMEDLEN, OF COLDWATER, MICHIGAN.

sucer-Tor.

specification of Letters raient.

vratenuaiau1y 29, 1913.

.Application ined November 25, 1911,. serial No. 662,511. 1'

To all 'zb/wm t may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SCHMED- ni;1\',; citizenrof the United States, residing `:it Coldwater, in the County of Branch and n State bf Michigan, have invented .certaini I vnewand useful .Improvements inv Buggy- -`ops, of which theV followingr is a specitca-- tion.

' f ,"My invention 'relates't'o carrie es, with special reference to buggies, and re ates par- .f-"ticularly to buggytops. l I The main object of my invention is to provide a combination storm; buggy, top' c. buggy, and-runabout, by providing a removablev top of special construction, light in weightand easily applied to or rermivedA from the body of the buggy.

, reii1oablefiom the body of the buggy Aand' A furtherobject is the provisionv of a top 'so constructed that when raised it will project over the forward portion of the buggy to la point immediately" above the dashboard,.

. this top, however, heilig easily `folded back :in ythe manner of any ordinary buggy ktop,

orthe .front portion or extension ofthe hood beingfoldable back upon the main body of` y'the topyso as to decreasc'thc amount the top projects over vthe body.

vA furtheriobject'of the vinvention is the provision of means whereby the front of the buggy from the dashboard to the Vhood may be closed, either partially or entirely.

Afstill-further object `is the provision Vof -means whereby the sides ofthe buggy may be closed in `from the rear of the seat to the dashboard, andlwhe'rebyrthe sides and front of the buggy, either or bothgas desired, may be'closedor partially closed, the-top when closed in entirely providing a storm top en.,-` 4tir/ely inclesing the buggy, and preventingthe Inlet of ram or wlnd. 1`

A further object is to provide in connection with the front and side closures, removable corner pieces easily put 1n place and easily removed, and forming supports for the front and side Closures.

removable. i y

A further object. is the provision in conneet-ion with.;F buggv'top, of removable eurtaiiteguides, removable rolling curtains and curtain reinfoing. fmembers Amounted on: fthe Ycurtains and adapted to be received lL,

tains from being blown out ofthe guides".

l i(Zither objects will appear in the-course'of the following description. l 'f The invent-ion isA illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

of a buggy, the running gear bein 1 omltte 'supporting frame 'of the bug ybuggy seat; Fig. 4 is' a-detail erspective -viewof ythe upper front bow, the owerffront bow, and the upper end of `one of" the de view of'one of the detachable corner 'posts removed from the b'uggytop; Fig. ,6 perspective viewl of one of the' rearguidwes; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the exterior beI lifted.; Fig. 8 is a pers ect-ive viewfof the side loop and lcatch fort e curtains; Fig. 9

brace and the clip whereby the corner post is attached to the dashboard brace.

ofthe buggy, 3 the'seat thereof, 4 the Side pieces of the seat, and the-back.y Allof these parts are of anyfnrdinary lor usual construction.

`Mounted upon the seat. inthe usual! dn'- 2ner are the oppositely disposed 'slriftin 3ra-ils 7, also ol the usual construction. i

andcthen outwardly turned A-to form the goose neel( 8, while the rear end of the shift-- ing rails is also outwardly turned, las ati); Rotata'bly mounted upon the goose neck" is the middle bow 10, of usual construction,

of the legs of the center bow is the rear `bow 11. Also pivotally mounted upon the legs of the middle bow 10, preferably midway of i the'vheight of the legs, is the upper, fi'irwrd 'A further object is 'to provide in connection with a buggy top, rolling spring'cur-z tains at the front and sides,rp'rovision being" made^ whereby these curtains are vrendered -how 12, Rigidly connected to the hp er ends of the legs of the upper'forward b w lis the lower/forward bow 13, .aslrilllxs- Projecting kfrom the vupper end of the bow slots in the guides so as to prevent-the'cur-i Figure 1 is a' Perspective v1ewof the boiy" F ig. 2 is a vert-ical'clongitudjmafsectionalA view of the buggy top and ya fragment of Y ythe side; Fig'. 3 is a perspective' vien1 of the' 'top and the` handle or vloop whereby the curtains'xnay' isa' perspective detail view of the'dashboard Referring now particularly to' Figs. 2 andV 3, it will be seenthat 2 designatesthe body and pivotally mounted upon the loweiIk ends tachable corner posts;:-I `ig. 5,is a perspective loo trated. Attached to .the outside sidesA of the bows are the top props 15,each .consisting of aplate provided with a slotted's'tem'toV receive the top joint lbrace and prop nut. i

Y 10 are the `headed bolt-.s 16 and connectingA bolts lwith bolts 16 are the tog'glebraces orl stays 17,- ofusual construction found in carriages, these braces breaking upward. The middle-,bow 1 0.- is -braced by means 'of the upwardly'and'orwardly extending tog- 5 glo braces 18, -each pivoted at its lower'end to the outwardlyturned end v9 oftbe adjacent shijr'tingrail and'at its forward end'being pivotally connected to thebolts 16. The rear bow 11 is braced from the middle bow 1,0by means-oit the` toggle braces `19 which break' downwardly.` The middle bow does not extend upward quiteas high as the rear bow l11, and the forward -bow 12 folds oyer the-middle bow 10'so'that the 'parts may be folde'din compact formback'upon the rear lendofithebody of the buggy.

It will be seen that in thelconstruction abovefdescribed, thejorward bow l2 maybe foldedback upon the bow 10, tlius foldingmeans. .of a curtain 20 of any suitable-de` sri.p tion, .and the sides of the buggy are:

closed by. meansfof side curtains 21, which aredetachably mounted in any suitable manner, as usualin buggies, Preferably, these side. curtains 21 arel each providedv with a pane,22` of .transparent material, the side curtains projecting vdown below the side pieces- 4 -offthe seatslightly in advance of thesegside pieces. c 1 Forjuthe purpose of entirely or partially closing in ithe front'` portion ofr the buggy, ,LH royide oppositely disposed ,corner pieces 4i 'apted to be removably attached-to the dashbbardgand to form curtain also. 'f royide ".a' .front curtain Y o posed) ftpthe' .said curtains,

positely'V dis- .The

' inward fromthe line'26, 's`othatthefdstance between the upper portions' of 5 oflbothcor'ner pieces is wider t the buggy top wheneverdesired,"'orthat the.

body','and bring'ing the forward end of thekof suitable material, suhas'metal orst guides', and

t e front and side 'f "curt'ams being mounted upon springtout to, their fau extent pulled' own para to. provide a .lateralA 24 and-4 a ,fr-A 'bolt 48 exten "the 24x :T

tance between 4the lower portions thereof.l The wing 25 at itsouter edge is Yformed with a ocurtainieoeiving. groove ,21 'forming a guide for the curtain and extending from near` the uper end of the win to #.thesbend 26. Prefera ly, this'is formed yrivetin l'or' Y otherwise attaching a guide strip 28 a ong the margin of the wing 25. The edge of' the .wing 24'is also formed with a. curtanreceiving groove 29 o-rmedfby attaching' a strip 30 to the-outer face 'of' the-"margin of the wing;- The 4lower portion of the wing 25 abuts solidly aganstthefdashboard and-is,

an angle iron'riveted tothe wing and.l1av4 ingav terminal outwardlygbent `end`32. At-

the dashboard arenppo'sitly V'dish posed dashfeetfas illustratedjn Figi-2,l each'having a :tubularhea'd at itsfupper-'end A bolt 3ft passes through thejdashboard` and through the heady at that side,.and-throughthe terminal end v32 'ofthe lclip, this-ter minal end being secured to a bolt in. thehe'ad" by means of a Wingnut; v'Thejupper .-end of each corner piece 33 is attached tolthe bowv 13 by means of a-boltand wingnut'li', asf shown in Fign4. Each margin offthe upper end of the corner 'piece is llongitudinally Y slittedf to provide the outwardly bent guide. tongues 35 and 36, which are outwardlyfbent ,to accommodate the curtain roller-:brackets 37 and 38 of the side and fro nt`crtains,e-` spectively. The wings 25l o f the opposite cor-ner pieces 23, -formed as beforedescribed5' provideguides' engaging the lateral edges' of a front curtain 40`which is mounted-uputJ a spring roller 41 rotatably 'supported in thev usual `c'urtiaiinroller 'brackets '38.. l'The' del I tain guide'i42", illustratetvv in detail i'n`Fig.- 6.A lEachzt'iftheseLguides 42consists "of a strip o V110 leather bent into"U-sh'ape to-prov-ide a cu'rtain .receiving groove" 443 eziten'dngfalong one 'ngi-.One wall .of the grooveisoutfwardly nt, asi t'. Each guide4 2 e x tends-from thecorre spo'ndingl goose." "115 with they toggle braces 17 and; Y

merely(I4 to tlie'bolt lo which connects'v the A middletbowl rforatin'. at its' terminal end` 1 thifojughr` 120 yided withia wing nut. Th each "de 42 isformediwith `exten ing .clig d l'p'erfoate ing outward'- from neck 8 and provided with ahead? u 1 (Si fare supported their owe'fendsf-"ul'i meschina;

Mounted upon the middle bow 10 at a point directly opposite the bracket 37 is a racket 39, one for each curtain. Corresponding brackets 37 and 3S) rotatably suport a curtain roller 49. This curtain roller is of any usual or desired construction, and preferably is of the spring roller type, the spring 50 being contained Within the roller, as illustrated in Fig. 2. It will be seen that the ends of the roller 49 extend beyond the guide 42 on one end and the margin of the wing 24 on the other end, in such a pos1t1on that the curtain carried by the roller may be readily drawn down into the guide grooves 43 and 29.

While the curtains may be of any suitable construction and material, l preferably provide the side curtains with one or more panes of transparent material, designated 51, and yfurther provide the curtains with transversely extending reinforcing bars, designated 52. These reinforcing bars, as shown in Fig. 2, extend entirely across the curtain, so that they project into thc guide `grooves 43 and 29, and the same constriwtion is used for both the front and the side curtains. By permitting the reinforcing rods or bars 5L to extend into the guide grooves. l engage the curtain strongly with the guides so that the curtains will not blow out of the guide grooves. This is a very .importantfeature, particularly when taken 1u connection with the fact that the margins of the curtains project fully into the guide grooves in the guides, as it prevents rain from entering between the curtain and the guides, and prevents the curtains from blowing out of the uides. Each side curtain when pulled own has its lower )ortion extending over or on the outside of the adjacentcorner piece 23, and the side #i of the scat, as illustrated in Fig. 1, and the curtains may be pulled down to a point below the upper edge of the box, thus preventing the entrance of rain at this point.

For the purpose of lowering' both the front and the side curtains and securing them in their lowered positions. l provide each curtain on its inside face with a hook, illustrated in Fig. 8, and designated 53, adapted to engage with a transverselyr extendingr loop or bar 54, attached to the inside of the Wagon box and to the false dashboard, as illustrated in Fig. Q. Formed with this hook 53 is a curved finger piece or pull 55, carried on the inside ofthe curtain and pcr mitting the curtain to be lowered. The curtains may also be lowered from the outside by means of a loop 56, illustrated in Fig. 7. This loop has a metal plate fio which is attached to the curtain and stiffens thc same, and the lower portion of this loop 56"' is riveted to this strip of metal 56a.

In'the ractical operation of my invention. it wi l be seen that the top may be entirely removed from the buggy when desired, 1n the same manner that other buggly 4tops may be so removed, and that in la dition thereto the hood 57 of the top may be folded so as to provide a hood which shall not only project over the seat but may be opened out to its full extent so as to extend to a point forward of the dashboard, or that the hood or top may be folded back in precisely the same manner that an ordinary buggy to i may be folded back. If there is danger o rain, the corner pieces 23 may be easily put in place and the side curtains 21 also put in place, in the usual manner. If it is desired to close in the front of the carriage, the front curtain roller 41 is placed in its brackets 28 and pulled down toward the dashboard to any desired extent. .[t' it is desired to entirely close the top, the side corta in rollers 49 are placed in their brackets 37 and 8f), and the curtain drawn down. It i will be obvious that thc curtain rollers may be put in place when the corner pieces Q8 are attached and the curtain is left rolled up until it is desired to entirely close the top.

lt will be plain from the foregoing that I have provided a top which is adjustable in many ways and that with this top my carriage may be converted from an ordinary buggy to a top buggy, and from a top buggy to a storm buggy, and it will further be seen that I have provided means for stipporting the curtains, Which may either be left up, and then drawn down to their full extent, or left partially drawn down.

A buggy of the character above described is attractive in appearance, and the top is relatively light in weight, as the entire storm equipment weighs less than twenty pounds.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed is:

1. The combination with a carriage body, a bood supporting frame mounted thereon and including a middle bow and a forward bow, of a front curtain. oppositely disposed side curtains, and detachable guides fon said curtains, cach guide being connected at its lower end to the said body and at its upper cud to one of said bows, each guide having a longitudinally extending curtain receiving groove, the front and side curtains be ng ro tatably mounted upon said bows am opcratino' within the grooves olE the guider.

2. llu` combination with a carriage body und a hood supporting frame mounted thereon, of oppositely disposed forward cnrtain ruides angular in cross section, opp'ositel)Y disposed curtain guides mounted rearward ot the forward guides. all of said curtain guides being dctachably connected at tluir upper und lower ends to the hood ls'uppoi ting frame and the body respectively, .front curtain operating within the forward guides, and side curtains operating within the forward guides and the rear guides, and rollers for said curtains mountedupon the inside faces of the hood supporting frame.

3. The 'combination with a carriage body, of a hood supporting frame mounted thereon and comprising a vertically disposed middle bow, a forwardly and upwardly extending forward bow, and a lower Forward bow attached to the forward end of the forward bow, curtain Guides angular in cross section and detachaby connected at their upper and lower ends to the extension bow tothe forward end of the 'agen body respectively, each of said forward curtain guides being formed on its opposite margins with curtain receiving grooves, verti call extending detachable side curtain gui es, each detachably connected at its upper end to the inside of the middle bow an at its lower end to the wagon bodyv a nd each formed with a curtain receiving groove`r roller supports mounted on the inside of the hood supporting frammenti spring actuated 'roller curtains mounted in said roller supports and operating between said guides.`

4. The combination with a carriage body, a hood su porting frame mounted thereon and ahoo of detachable corner pieces each angular in cross section and extending between the forward corners of the body and the hood, each of said corner pieces being formed on its opposite margins with a curtain receiving groove, each corner piece at its upper end being provided with lateral outwardly curved guiding tongues, vertically disposed members detachably mounted on the supporting frame at the sides` of the carriage and cri-acting t with the corner pieces, each of said members being formed with a marginal groove, curtain roller supports disposed on the inside face ot' the hood Supporting frame between the corner pieces and between said'corner pieces and the side members, detachable spring actuated curtain rollers mounted in said roller supports, and curtains on said rollers, the margins of the curtains adapted to engage the grooves of the said guiding members and the corner pieces.

5. The combination with a carriage bodyI u hood supporting frame mounted thereon and a hood, of oppositcly disposed corner piecesf'angular in cross section, having attaching means at their opposite ends engaging with the body and 'supi'iorting frame respectively, the lateral margins of each corner piece being t'ormed with a curtain rej -ceiving groove, the inner wall of each groove at its upper end being outwardly curved to provide a curtain rccelving tongue, eo-acting curtain guides spaced from the corner pieces and mounted u on the body and the supporting frame, eaci guide being :formed with a marginal curtain receiving groove,

curtain roller brackets mounted upon the supporting frame behind the outwardly turned tongues on the upper ends of the corner pieces, sprinfr actuated curtain rollers mounted in saidl brackets, and curtains mounted upon said rollers, the margins of theicurtains being received within the guide grooves in the guiding members `and the corner pieces.

6. The combination with a carriage body, a hood supporting frame mounted thereon, and a hood, of detachable corner pieces each angular in cross section and extending between the forward corners of the body and the hood, each of Said corner pieces belng formed with a curtain receiving groove angular irons attached to the lower end 0 cach corner piece and projecting below the corner piece and there deflected at right angles to the side .face thereof, and sup orting members attached to the body o the ve iicle at the forward corners thereof and including boltsI adapted to pass through said eyes and nuts.

7. The combination with a carriagbody, a hood supporting frame mounted thereon, and a hood, of detachable corner pieces each angular in cross section and extending between the forward corners ot the hood, each corner piece being` formed on its margins with a curtain receiving groove, each corner piece beingI Aformed lon its outer end with curved guiding tongues extending from the inner wali ot' the groove, the upper end of the corner piece between said tongues being formed with an eye and the eye engaging a stud projecting from the bood supporting frame, the lower end oi rach corner piece being provided with nraius whereby Ait may be connectril to the marriage body, vertically disposed members dctachably mounted on the hood supporting frame at the sides of the carriage and detachahly conn-acted attits lower end to the lower porti au oy said bood supporting frame, cach having a curtain receiving groove opposing tbe corresponding airtain receiving groove ol the corner piece the upper end of each of said members having an inwardly.curved tongue forming an extension of the inner Wall of the groove, detachable spring actuated curtain f'rollers mounted upon the supporting frame above the tongues of said supporting members and corner pieces, and curtains on said rollers, the margins of the curtains being adapted to engage `the groottey of said corner pieces. In testimony whereof l aiiix my signature in presence of witnesses.

WLLIAM SCHMEBLEN. Witnesses:

HENRY C. LoRENnGn, ILAH M. Gownr, STANLEY 15; WEaoE. 

